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Dewair | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 25°24′59″N 73°48′15″E / 25.416357°N 73.804119°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Rajsamand district |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Dewair or Dawer is a village in Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, India.[1] It has a population of 4480.[2] It is located on National Highway 48 (India) (earlier designated National Highway 8), 40 km from Kumbhalgarh and 22 km from Deogarh.[3]
This is the site of the Battle of Dewair (1606) in which Amar Singh I fought Mughal forces of Jahangir.[4]
On 10 January 2012, a victory memorial commemorating the victory of Maharana Pratap at Dewair[5] was inaugurated by the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.[6]